Specializations
- Econometrics
- Labor Economics
- Socialization, Interethnic Contacts
Research Area
Biography
Ott Toomet obtained his PhD in economics from Aarhus University in 2005 and has been mainly based in Tartu University afterwards. He has been working with labor economics and published papers on segregation, discrimination, and statistical methods.
Education
- Ph D, Economics, Aarhus University, 2005
- MA, Economics, Tartu University, 2001
- MSC, Physics, Tartu University, 1997
- BA, Physics, Tartu University, 1993
Awards
- Distinguished Teaching Award (Nominee) - University of Washington, 2020-2020
Memberships
- Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences
- Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
Publications and Contributions
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Journal Article, Academic JournalLanguage skills in an ethnically segmented labour market: Estonia (2019)International Journal of Manpower
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Book, Chapter in Non-Scholarly Book-NewSegregation and Sentiment: Estimating Refugee Segregation and Its Effects Using Digital Trace Data (2019)uide to Mobile Data Analytics in Refugee Scenarios: The Data for Refugees Challenge Study, pp. 265-282
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Journal Article, Academic JournalWage Gap in an Ethnically Segmented Labor Market: The Role of Cognitive Skills (2018)Eastern European Economics
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Journal Article, Academic JournalEstonian energy supply strategy assessment for 2035 and its vulnerability to climate driven shocks (2016)Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 35(2), pp. 469–478, ISBN/ISSN: 1944-7450
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Journal Article, Academic JournalOn Government-Subsidized Training Programs for Older Workers (2016)LABOUR, 30(4), pp. 371–392, ISBN/ISSN: 1467-9914
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Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-NewDo better educated emigrants intend to return? Evidence from Estonian return migration from Finland (2015)The Economics of Cultural Diversity
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Journal Article, Academic JournalEthnic segmentation in leisure time activities in Estonia (2015)Leisure Studies, 34(5), pp. 566-587
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Journal Article, Academic JournalWhere Do Ethno-Linguistic Groups Meet? How Copresence during Free-Time Is Related to Copresence at Home and at Work (2015)PLoS ONE, 10(5), pp. e0126093
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SoftwareintReg: Interval Regression (2015)
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Software
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Software
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Journal Article, Academic JournalDoes Better Pre-Migration Performance Accelerate Immigrants’ Wage Assimilation? (2014)Labour Economics, 30(Unknown Issue), pp. 212-222
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Journal Article, Academic JournalSocial Networks and Labor Market Inequality between Ethnicities and Races (2013)Network Science, 1(3), pp. 321-352
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Journal Article, Academic JournalThomas-Kilmann’s Conflict Management Modes and their relationship to Fiedler’s Leadership Styles (2013)Baltic Journal of Management, 8(1), pp. 45-65
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NewspaperToode koosneb asjast endast ja muinasjutust (A product contains the product and a fairy tale) (2013)Äripäev
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NewspaperVisa muutumine (Slow changes) (2013)Sirp
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NewspaperDaniel Hess: Tartul on pakkuda palju erilist ja nauditavat (2012)Tartu Postimees
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NewspaperHelkuri kandmisest ja jalakäijate õigustest (Reflector and the rights of pedestrians) (2012)Tartu Postimees
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NewspaperOtt Toomet: tahad tööd? Siis vaheta nime! (Want a job? Change your name!) (2012)
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NewspaperÄrihoone aitab Emajõge ja kesklinna kaubandust (A commercial building will help to revitalize the river and the business in downtown) (2012)Tartu Postimees
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Journal Article, Academic JournalLearn English, not the Local Language! Ethnic Minorities in the Baltic States (2011)American Economic Review, 101(3), pp. 526-531
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NewspaperMiljöömaksu tuleks kompenseerida (We should compensate the “environment tax”) (2011)Tartu Postimees
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Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-NewVenekeelse elanikkonna eesti keele oskus, sissetulek ja tööpuudus Eestis: miks naistele on keeleoskus olulisem? (Estonian language skills of Russian-speaking population, income, and unemployment in Estonia: why is language more important for women?) (2011)Sooline ebavordsus tooelus: arengud Eestis ja rahvusvaheline vordlus (Gender in the labor market: Developments in Estonia in International Context), pp. 56-64
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Journal Article, Academic JournalmaxLik: A package for maximum likelihood estimation in R (2011)Computational Statistics, 26(3), pp. 443-458, ISBN/ISSN: 0943-4062
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NewspaperEesti maksusüsteemi võiks lihtsustada (Estonian tax system should be simplified) (2010)Ajakiri HEI
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NewspaperMiks valimislubadusi uskuda ei saa (Why we cannot trust politicians’ promises before elections) (2010)Tartu Postimees
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NewspaperMis on tänavuse Majanduse Nobeli preemia sisu? (What is behind this year’s Nobel Price) (2010)Tartu Postimees
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NewspaperTurumajandus energiatootmises (Market Economy in Energy Production) (2010)Tartu Postimees
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NewspaperEestlaste ja venelaste tööpuudus 1989-2007 (Unemployment among ethnic Estonians and Russians 1989-2007 (2009)Vikerkaar
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NewspaperTeadus või poliitika (Science or Politics?) (2009)Tartu Postimees
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Journal Article, Academic JournalEmerging ethnic wage gap: Estonia during political and economic transition (2008)Journal of Comparative Economics, 36(4), pp. 599-619
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NewspaperKodakondsus - tuleviku proovikivi (Citizenship – a test for the future. (2008)Tartu Postimees
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Journal Article, Academic JournalSample Selection Models in R: Package sampleSelection (2008)Journal of Statistical Software, 27(7), pp. 1–23, ISBN/ISSN: 1548-7660
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NewspaperMiks venelased teenivad nii vähe? (Why do Russians earn so little?) (2007)Eesti Päevaleht
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NewspaperOdava võõrtööjõu hind (Price of cheap immigrant labour) (2007)Eesti Ekspress
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NewspaperSisseränne ei ole katastroof (Immigration is not a disaster) (2007)Eesti Päevaleht
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NewspaperTagasi Eestisse? (Back to Estonia?) (2007)Universitas Tartuensis
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Working PaperThreat effect of the active labor market programs: Evidence from a natural experiment (2007)
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NewspaperHirmus tuumaenergia (Scary nuclear energy) (2006)Tartu Postimees
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NewspaperPensionärid, eluiga ja majanduskasv (Pensioners, life expectancy and economic growth) (2006)Eesti Ekspress
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Working PaperA search model of discouragement (2005)
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Working PaperDoes an increase in unemployment income lead to longer unemployment spells? Evidence using Danish unemployment assistance data (2005)
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NewspaperKas teadus ja innovatsioon on eduks vajalik? (Are research and innovation needed for success?) (2005)Eesti Ekspress
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Ph.D. ThesisRegional variations in unemployment duration and discouragement probability (2005)
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Journal Article, Academic JournalThe supercluster-void network V.-The regularity periodogram (2002)Astronomy & Astrophysics, 393(1), pp. 1–23
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Journal Article, Academic JournalThe Evolution of the Supercluster-Void Network (1995)Asstronomy & Astrophysics, 296(Unknown Issue), pp. 611-618